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Pictures In The Dark
by Gillian CrossIt begins with a photo that Charlie takes for school, a striking black-and-orange shot of a wild otter swimming in the river. But wild otters haven't lived there for years. As Charlie tries to figure out where the animal came from, he keeps crossing paths with Peter Luttrell, the younger brother of one of his classmates. Why is Peter so interested in the photograph? Why do the other kids call him "Evil Eye"? And why do the otter tracks lead directly to the Luttrells' yard?
Pieces of Eight: The Time Trap Series - Book Three (Time Trap #3)
by Deborah ChesterA swashbuckling pirate adventure in the time travel series from the &“masterful&” national bestselling author of the Pearls and the Crown novels (Extrapolations). In his attempt to return to the twenty-sixth century, historian and time traveler Noel Kedran is transported back to the Caribbean in 1697, where black-masted ships rule the treacherous seas and murderous pirates kill without mercy. Stalked by enemies—including his evil twin, Leon—Noel fights to prevent a human sacrifice that could change history, and to stop his twisted twin before he destroys them both for a few glittering, golden pieces of eight. &“Chester is a world class fantasist.&” —The Best Reviews
Pieces of Eight (The Frey Saga Series #2)
by Melissa WrightNowhere to turn. The story of Frey continues in this, the second book of the series. Frey had lived in a world where humans were fairy tales. A world where she believed she'd been wrongfully accused. All that had changed. <P><P> After revealing her dark history, Frey has no choice in her allies. Her old life is the enemy. She needs their protection. Forced to join with a group of strangers whose pasts seem to intertwine with her own, she struggles to regain her memories and her full power, only to find there is more danger on the other side. Except now, there is no going back.
Pieces of Hate
by Ray GartonPieces of terror, pieces of suspense, pieces of darkness combine to create PIECES OF HATE, master storyteller Ray Garton's short story collection. Nine works, including "A Gift From Above", a new novel that will surely hit you from below, are here compiled for the sole purpose of scaring you onto the next page. Garton illuminates the dark corners in us all and highlights the depths of the human condition. He takes our ordinary, daily assumptions and turns them on the reader to frightening effect. He makes reading terrifying yet compulsive. He scares us in so many ways. Here are a but a few brilliant examples in this one collection.Table of Contents:"A Gift From Above""Choices""Pieces""Cat Hater""Bad Blood""Ophilia Raphaeldo""The Devil's Music""Bait""God's Work"
Pieces of Hate
by Tim LebbonDuring the Dark Ages, a thing named Temple slaughtered Gabriel's family. A man with snake eyes charged him to pursue the assassin wherever he may strike next, and destroy him. Gabriel never believed he'd still be following Temple almost a thousand years later. Because Temple may be a demon, the man with snake eyes cursed Gabriel with a life long enough to hunt him down. Now he has picked up Temple's scent again. The Caribbean sea is awash with pirate blood, and in such turmoil the outcome of any fight is far from certain.Free bonus novelette:Dead Man's HandIn the wilderness of the American West, the assassin is set to strike again. Despite his centuries-long curse, Gabriel is still but a man, scarred and bitter. The town of Deadwood has seen many such men... though it's never seen anything quite like the half-demon known as Temple.
The Pied Piper's Magic
by Steven KelloggYou've heard tell of a long-ago city infested with rats. The Grand Duke of this place had commanded every grown-up to work night and day in his factories, and every child to take part in shooing the rats away from the monuments. But what you haven't heard is the tale of Peterkin the elf, a poor but cheerful fellow who had recently received the gift of a magical pipe. No, this isn't the pied piper you're imagining, a selfish and unforgiving man. This piper will work happy miracles before he resumes his journey. Open our book and see for yourself. Here's the Pied Piper tale reimagined as only beloved storyteller Steven Kellogg could: whimsical, friendly, and full of glorious surprises--an unabashed statement about the transformative power of generosity and love.
La Piedra de la Sabiduría
by Belén Eslava Urío Florina RosuLa fantástica historia de unos personajes aparentemente normales, pero en el fondo extraordinarios, en busca de la sabiduría. A veces la perseguimos deliberadamente, pero está lejos de nuestro alcance; otras veces no la buscamos, pero aun así la encontramos: ya que, de hecho, es ella quien nos busca a nosotros y solamente elige a quienes la merecen.
La piedra del monarca (Curdy #Volumen 4)
by Artur BalderBláin, un chico de doce años, deberá robar la llave de Oro, capaz de abrir todas las puertas, si quiere saber el paradero de su padre. Corre el año 771 y el Nigromante más malvado de todos los tiempos quiere controlar el mundo de los hombres y el de la Alquimia. Para dominar al primero, un herrero trabaja sin descanso forjando una espada que hará invencible a su amigo Carlomagno... Sin embargo, para hacerse con el poder de la Alquimia, deberá destruir el lugar donde están encerradas todas las fuerzas mágicas: La Piedra del Monarca. Sin saberlo, un muchacho de no más de doce años se convertirá en su aliado. Y su gran aventura dará comienzo cuando robe la Llave de Oro que abre todas las puertas...
La Piedra del Monarca
by Artur BalderCorre el año 771 y el Nigromante más malvado de todos los tiempos quiere controlar el mundo de los hombres y el de la Alquimia. Para dominar al primero, un herrero trabaja sin descanso forjando una espada que hará invencible a su amigo Carlomagno...Sin embargo, para hacerse con el poder de la Alquimia, deberá destruir el lugar donde están encerradas todas las fuerzas mágicas: La Piedra del Monarca. Sin saberlo, un muchacho de no más de doce años se convertirá en su aliado. Y su gran aventura dará comienzo cuando robe la Llave de Oro que abre todas las puertas...www.monarchstone.us
Piel de emergencia
by N.K. JemisinUn planeta destruido. Una única misión. Vuelve N.K. Jemisin, la autora superventas de la aclamada Trilogía de La Tierra Fragmentada con un subversivo relato que superará todas tus expectativas. Premio Hugo 2020 a mejor novela corta Después de que sus ancestros huyeran del planeta siglos atrás, un explorador regresa a una Tierra colapsada por el cambio climático con el objetivo de reunir información. Antes de su partida, recibe un claro aviso: en el antiguo planeta únicamente encontrará muerte y destrucción. Sin embargo, en su viaje descubrirá que sus ancestros, los mejores representantes de la antigua sociedad, no han sido los únicos supervivientes y el explorador pronto se verá obligado a cuestionar las órdenes recibidas. «La escritora de fantasía y ciencia ficción más célebre de su generación... Jemisin da la impresión de ser capaz de todo.»The New York Times Reseñas:«Podría decirse que es la escritora de ficción especulativa más importante de su generación... Es así de buena.»John Scalzi «La escritora de fantasía y ciencia ficción más célebre de su generación... Jemisin da la impresión de ser capaz de todo.»The New York Times «La autora de fantasía más extraordinaria de nuestros tiempos.»Wired «Jemisin es una auténtica maestra.»Publishers Weekly «Una de las voces más eminentes entre los nuevos autores de fantasía épica.»Salon.com
La piel de las sirenas
by Natasha BowenLas olas de cambio están llegando. ¿Estás preparado? Esta es la historia de un gran amor, un amor que amenazará a los mundos y enfurecerá a los dioses. Esta es una historia que cambiará la historia. Una forma de sobrevivir. Una forma de servir. Una forma de ahorrar. Una historia de amor épica impregnada de la mitología de África occidental.
La piel en la que ella está: Libro 2 de la serie de Lindi Parker, Shifter Shield (La serie Shifter Shield #2)
by Margo Bond CollinsCapturar al asesino que acechaba a la comunidad de metamorfos debería haberle valido a la serpiente Lindi Parker y a su nuevo novio, el metamorfo Kade Nevala, unas vacaciones. En vez de eso, se ganaron una cesta de bebés lamia y un montón de problemas. Algunos metamorfos piensan que no se debería dejar viva a ninguna lamia. De hecho, una facción de metamorfos liderada por una manada de hombres lobo en particular está decidida a acabar con Lindi como sea. Kade y Lindi deben usar todas sus habilidades para asegurarse de que las lamias no vuelvan a desaparecer. Pero ganar podría costarles todo. A los fans de Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter y K.F. Breene les encantará la combinación de fantasía urbana y romance paranormal en la segunda entrega de la serie Shifter Shield de Lindi Parker!
La piel fría
by Albert Sánchez PiñolUn fenómeno literario y la revelación de un autor «imparable de verdad» (Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia). «Una novela fantástica, a medio camino de Conrad y Lovecraft [...]. Al mismo tiempo, fascina y da qué pensar.»Babelia A comienzos del siglo XX un prófugo de la resistencia irlandesa llega a una pequeña isla del Atlántico Sur para realizar mediciones meteorológicas durante un año. Allí solamente encontrará una cabaña y un faro habitado por un personaje intratable y hermético. Pero lo peor llega durante la noche, cuando los dos habitantes de la isla se ven asediados por extrañas criaturas procedentes del océano. Sometidos a una tensión extrema y conscientes de la titánica lucha que deben sostener para vencer la amenaza, descubren que convivir con lo desconocido es la única salida posible para sobrevivir. Ganadora de los premios Ojo Crítico y Llibreter de narrativa, La piel fría es una novela trepidante y claustrofóbica sobre el miedo y el deseo, que muestra una verdad perturbadora: el único monstruo invencible es aquel que produce la propia mente. * Ganador de los premios Ojo Crítico y Llibreter de narrativa.* Traducida a 37 lenguas.* Más de 800.000 ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. La crítica ha dicho:«Me persigue después de haberlo leído. Un libro espléndido.»Enrique Vila-Matas «Una soberbia novela [...] que defiende la literatura con mayúsculas: la que aún es capaz de atrapar al lector desde la primera línea.»Care Santos, El Cultural «Debo destacar La piel fría por su fría y al mismo tiempo sobrecogedora fantasía insólita.»Pere Gimferrer «Se ha dicho que una nueva generación de narradores está aterrizando en las letras catalanas, renovándolas con fuerza imparable [...]. Hoy por hoy el imparable de verdad es Sánchez Piñol.»Sergio Vila-Sanjuán, La Vanguardia «Un sueño febril con una lógica interna aun más convincente que la de los Cantos de Maldoror. Lo devoré.»Charlie Hebdo «Una obra absolutamente imprescindible de un escritor que se revela en el siglo XXI.»Carme Riera «Una especie de Robinson Crusoe visto a través de un cristal oscuro. Fascinante. Sorprende su impacto emocional.»Kirkus Reviews «El ritmo vertiginoso atrapa, y su historia, construida con gran habilidad, mantiene la intriga hasta el final.»Der Spiegel «Simplemente, un libro excelente.»Simon Baker, The Spectator «Es un relato trepidante y claustrofóbico sobre el miedo y el deseo.»MÍA «Una historia que nos trae ecos de Lovecraft, pero también de Conrad o Stevenson. Una historia que nos atrapa desde un primer momento y nos hace disfrutar de la lectura como cuando aún jóvenes, disfrutábamos con Verne, Cooper, London y tantos otros.»Ramón Clavijo, Diario de Jerez
The Pier Falls: And Other Stories (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Mark HaddonFrom Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, A Spot of Bother, and The Red House, nine dazzling stories diverse in style but united in emotional powerThe tales in Mark Haddon's lyrical and uncompromising new collection take many forms--Victorian adventure story, science fiction, morality tale, contemporary realism--but they all showcase his virtuoso gifts as a stylist and the deep well of empathy that made his three bestselling novels so compelling. The characters here are often isolated physically or estranged from their families, yet they yearn for connection. In aggregate the stories become a meditation on the essential aloneness of the human condition but also on the connections, however tenuous and imperfect, that link people to one another. In the title story, an unnamed narrator describes with cool precision a catastrophe that strikes a seaside town, both tearing lives apart and bringing them together. In the prizewinning story "The Gun," a boy's life is marked by the afternoon he encounters a semiautomatic pistol belonging to his friend's older brother; in "The Island," a Greek princess is abandoned on an island by her abductor; in "The Boys Who Left Home to Learn Fear," a group of adventurers travel deep into the Amazonian jungle but discover the gravest danger lurking among their own number; and in "The Woodpecker and the Wolf," a woman wonders whether she has chosen to travel to Mars only to escape the entanglement of human relationships back here on Earth. Drawing inventively from history, myth, folktales, and modern life, The Pier Falls showcases Haddon's immense gifts of invention and penetrating insight.From the Hardcover edition.
The Pier Falls and Other Stories
by Mark HaddonMark Haddon, author of international bestsellers The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Spot of Bother, returns with a collection of unsparing short stories.In the prize-winning story "The Gun," a man's life is marked by a single afternoon and a rusty .45; in "The Island," a mythical princess is abandoned on an island in the midst of war; in "The Boys Who Left Home to Learn Fear," a cadre of sheltered artistocrats sets out to find adventure in a foreign land and finds the gravest dangers among themselves. These are but some of the men and women who fill this searingly imaginitive and emotionally taut collection of short stories, weaving through time and space to showcase Mark Haddon's incredible versatility. Yet the collection achieves a sum that is greater than its parts, proving itself a meditation not only on isolation and loneliness but also on the tenuous and unseen connections that link individuals to each other, often despite themselves. In its titular story, the narrator describes with fluid precision a catastrophe that will collectively define its victims as much as it will disperse them--and brilliantly lays bare the reader's appetite for spectactle alongside its characters'. Cut with lean prose and drawing inventively from history, myth, fairy tales and, above all, the deep well of empathy that made his three novels so compelling, The Pier Falls reveals a previously unseen side of the celebrated author.From the Hardcover edition.
Pierce's Choice
by Lynn TylerThere is a kidnapper on the loose and his target is tiger Omegas! With danger around every corner, Pierce and Gavin will need to work together in a race against time to find the one responsible before it's too late. Pierce's Choice is a hot, shifter romance sure to keep you turning the pages of Book 5 in Lynn Tyler's Pack Mates series.After having been removed from his parents' home for his own safety, Pierce Nevitt has lived his entire life at someone else's whim. The tiger Omega has been protected and coddled from the outside world, denied the one thing he wants more than anything: Gavin.Gavin Jackson ran away from Pierce, terrified of getting too attached, only to discover it was too late. Freshly graduated, he's been assigned as one of Pierce's bodyguards when he is moved to Smooth Rock Falls.Now, someone is trying to kidnap Omegas, and the two of them need to figure out who and why before their newly re-kindled love is torn apart forever in Lynn Tyler's newest addition to the bestselling Pack Mates series.Content Notes: Hot, Anal Play, Anal Intercourse, GLBT, M/M, Paranormal, Shifters, Wolves, Other Weres
Piercing
by Linda Gaboriau Larry TremblayThree tales spin a web of suspense, impending violence and tragedy that haunt the sleek façade of a city.
Pies de barro (Mundodisco #Volumen 19)
by Terry PratchettUna historia de intriga en Mundodisco: dos asesinatos inexplicables, un largo envenenamiento y bastantes pistas falsas. Alguien está asesinando a ancianitos inofensivos en Ankh-Morpork y la Guardia de la Ciudad quiere saber quién es. También quiere saber otras muchas cosas, como quién está envenenando lentamente al patricio y dejando la ciudad sin gobierno. Y cómo lo hace. Y por qué los gólems se comportan de forma tan extraña últimammente. Y por qué todas las malditas pistas apuntan en la dirección equivocada. Y lo más inquietante de todo: cómo es posible que Nobby Nobbs (que necesita papeles firmados para demostrar que es un ser humano) esté recibiendo invitaciones para las fiestas más selectas d de la ciudad. Todo un reto para el comandante Sam Vimes y su tropa multiétnica de la Guardia de Ankh-Morpork, en una historia de intriga con la que Pratchett demuestra una vez más que las investigaciones policiales en el Mundodisco siempre deparan más de una sorpresa. Reseña:«Terry Pratchett es tremendamente divertido. Es sabio. Tiene estilo.»Sunday Telegraph
Pies de barro (Mundodisco #19)
by Terry PratchettAlguien está asesinando a ancianitos inofensivos en Ankh-Morpork y la Guardia de la Ciudad quiere saber quién es. También quiere saber otras muchas cosas, como quién está envenenando lentamente al patricio y dejando la ciudad sin gobierno. Y cómo lo hace. Y por qué los gólems se comportan de forma tan extraña últimammente. Y por qué todas las malditas pistas apuntan en la dirección equivocada. Y lo más inquietante de todo: cómo es posible que Nobby Nobbs (que necesita papeles firmados para demostrar que es un ser humano) esté recibiendo invitaciones para las fiestas más selectas d de la ciudad. Todo un reto para el comandante Sam Vimes y su tropa multiétnica de la Guardia de Ankh-Morpork, en una historia de intriga con la que Pratchett demuestra una vez más que las investigaciones policiales en el Mundo disco siempre deparan más de una sorpresa.
Pietra di Drago
by Brian Rathbone Annalisa LovatLe leggende diventano realtà Pietra di Drago è il Terzo Libro della trilogia epic fantasy: L’Alba del Potere. Attaccata alla vita, Catrin Volker lotta per recuperare la forza mentre i suoi avversari vanno alla ricerca di un potere ancora più grande. Nemici antichi la minacciano mentre vengono alla luce alleanze dimenticate. La serie epic fantasy per ragazzi il Mondo di Godsland include: La trilogia L’Alba del Potere L’Araldo Pericolo Ereditato Pietra di Drago La trilogia L’Equilibrio del Potere Reggente Selvaggio Regale la trilogia I Reperti del Potere The Fifth Magic Dragonhold The Seventh Magic
Piggie Pie!
by Margie PalatiniGritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can't find a single porker.
Pigs: A Novel
by Johanna StoberockA dark, dystopian novel from the author of City of Ghosts.Four children live on an island that serves as the repository for all the world&’s garbage. Trash arrives, the children sort it, and then they feed it to a herd of insatiable pigs: a perfect system. But when a barrel washes ashore with a boy inside, the children must decide whether he is more of the world&’s detritus, meant to be fed to the pigs, or whether he is one of them. Written in exquisitely wrought prose, Pigs asks questions about community, environmental responsibility, and the possibility of innocence.*Featured on TODAY with Hoda and Jenna, as recommended by Read With Jenna book club author Megha Majumdar*&“A lyrical, enthralling, and dark-inflected allegory, equal parts Italo Calvino, Angela Carter, and Lord of the Flies.&” —Jonathan Lethem, award-winning author of The Arrest&“Powerful, metaphorical, as fantastical as it is true . . . a masterpiece. Stoberock scrutinizes mankind&’s failure to tend to our planet, our children, and our fellow man, and the result is a terrifying, tremendous book, its darkness lit in unpredictable ways by campfires of compassion and hope. What a wise, searing novel for the twenty-first century.&” —Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra &“Pigs looks unflinchingly at some of the scariest parts of our world—a changing climate, an ocean full of garbage, and us, the fragile animals. Yet within this, there is tremendous beauty and grace—Johanna Stoberock has written a kind of love song to survival, to life itself.&”—Ramona Ausubel, author of Awayland
Pigs Don't Fly: But Dragons Do... (Unexpected Dragon #1)
by Mary Brown"I was a huge lump of grease, wobbling from foot to foot like ill-set aspic," confesses Summerdai, the heroine of this improbable charmer with the equally improbable title. Because of her girth, the 17-year-old Summer was passed over to replace her mother as the town prostitute. Equipped with a few supplies, a small dowry and a rather ugly ring left by her mysterious father, she sets out. But the ring is actually a bit of unicorn horn that warns her of danger and, most importantly, allows her to communicate with animals. In quick succession she picks up a ratty dog; a badly used horse; a starved turtle; a wounded pigeon; a man who lost both sight and memory after a bump on the head; and a rather curious little pig with tiny bat wings. The seven of them head south to look for the homes of horse, pigeon and man, during which Summer gains much self-confidence and loses much weight while the small pig/bat gets larger, wiser, more mysterious and more lovable. Funny, moving and always unpredictable, Brown's ( The Unlikely Ones ) incredible journey may disappoint readers looking for established genre formulas but for those more adventurous and independent sorts, it is a find.
The Pike River Phantom
by Betty Ren WrightA vengeful ghost haunts a small town—until two cousins confront her—in this &“fast-paced, entertaining&” story (School Library Journal). While thirteen-year-old Rachel dreams of becoming Pike River&’s Sunbonnet Queen, her cousin Charlie Hocking dreams of leaving. But both dreams are threatened by the presence of a fierce old lady who lives just outside of town. At first Charlie is more puzzled than frightened by the fact that the woman looks younger each time he sees her. But gradually, he realizes she&’s a phantom, a mad ghost who is eerily involved with the Sunbonnet Queen contest. When she threatens Rachel, Charlie decides to stay in Pike River, for a while at least. It&’s a wise decision, for with the help of an unexpected ally he saves Rachel&’s life on a Fourth of July morning the Hockings will never forget.
Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon (Pilar Ramirez Duology #2)
by Julian RandallThe Land of Stories meets Dominican culture and mythology come to life in Julian Randall's Pilar Ramirez and the Curse of San Zenon, the action-packed fantasy duology finale—for fans of the Tristan Strong series and Amari and the Night Brothers.After being magically transported to the mythical island of Zafa and rescuing her long captive cousin Natasha, Pilar is back in Chicago . . . and hiding the shocking truths about Zafa and Natasha being alive. So, when she and her family are invited on a trip to Santo Domingo, Pilar welcomes the distraction and the chance to see the Dominican Republic for the first time.But when Ciguapa and close friend Carmen magically appears in the DR searching for help, Pilar is soon on the hunt for the escaped demon El Baca and his mysterious new ally. Now, with a cursed storm gathering over the island to resurrect an ancient enemy, Pilar will have to harness her newfound bruja powers if she has any hope of saving her own world, Zafa, and most importantly her family before the clock runs out and ushers in a new era of evil.